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Amyl
noun · 78% connection
a hydrocarbon radical that occurs in many organic compounds
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, hydrocarbon, radical, regarded, essential.
Decyl
noun · 78% connection
A hydrocarbon radical, C10H21, never existing alone, but regarded as the characteristic constituent of a number of compounds of the pa…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, hydrocarbon, radical, regarded, essential.
Ester
noun · 78% connection
An ethereal salt, or compound ether, consisting of an organic radical united with the residue of any oxygen acid, organic or inorganic…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, hydrocarbon, radical, regarded, essential.
Etherin
noun · 78% connection
A white, crystalline hydrocarbon, regarded as a polymeric variety of ethylene, obtained in heavy oil of wine, the residue left after m…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, hydrocarbon, radical, regarded, essential.
Ethyl
noun · 78% connection
A monatomic, hydrocarbon radical, C2H5 of the paraffin series, forming the essential radical of ethane, and of common alcohol and ethe…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, hydrocarbon, radical, regarded, essential.
Formyl
noun · 78% connection
A univalent radical, H.C:O, regarded as the essential residue of formic acid and aldehyde.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, hydrocarbon, radical, regarded, essential.
Glyceryl
noun · 78% connection
A compound radical, C3H5, regarded as the essential radical of glycerin. It is metameric with allyl. Called also propenyl.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, hydrocarbon, radical, regarded, essential.
Glycolyl
noun · 78% connection
A divalent, compound radical, CO.CH2, regarded as the essential radical of glycolic acid, and a large series of related compounds.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, hydrocarbon, radical, regarded, essential.
Heptyl
noun · 78% connection
A compound radical, C7H15, regarded as the essential radical of heptane and a related series of compounds.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, hydrocarbon, radical, regarded, essential.
Hexyl
noun · 78% connection
A compound radical, C6H13, regarded as the essential residue of hexane, and a related series of compounds.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, hydrocarbon, radical, regarded, essential.
Isatogen
noun · 78% connection
A complex nitrogenous radical, C8H4NO2, regarded as the essential residue of a series of compounds, related to isatin, which easily pa…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, hydrocarbon, radical, regarded, essential.
Ketone
noun · 78% connection
One of a large class of organic substances resembling the aldehydes, obtained by the distillation of certain salts of organic acids an…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, hydrocarbon, radical, regarded, essential.
Lactyl
noun · 78% connection
An organic residue or radical derived from lactic acid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, hydrocarbon, radical, regarded, essential.
Methyl
noun · 78% connection
A hydrocarbon radical, CH3, not existing alone but regarded as an essential residue of methane, and appearing as a component part of m…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, hydrocarbon, radical, regarded, essential.
Methylene
noun · 78% connection
A hydrocarbon radical, CH2, not known in the free state, but regarded as an essential residue and component of certain derivatives of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, hydrocarbon, radical, regarded, essential.
Myricyl
noun · 78% connection
A hypothetical radical regarded as the essential residue of myricin; -- called also melissyl.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, hydrocarbon, radical, regarded, essential.
Naphthalene
noun · 78% connection
A white crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon, C10H8, analogous to benzene, and obtained by the distillation of certain bituminous material…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, hydrocarbon, radical, regarded, essential.
Naphthyl
noun · 78% connection
A hydrocarbon radical regarded as the essential residue of naphthalene.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, hydrocarbon, radical, regarded, essential.
